The Siege

"An enemy they can't see. A nation under siege. A crisis they can't control."

1998 1h 56m EN

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6.3

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★6.3TMDB · 1,560

DramaActionThrillerCrime

Synopsis

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The secret US abduction of a suspected terrorist from his Middle East homeland leads to a wave of terrorist attacks in New York. An FBI senior agent and his team attempt to locate and decommission the enemy cells, but must also deal with an Army General gone rogue and a female CIA agent of uncertain loyalties.

“An enemy they can't see. A nation under siege. A crisis they can't control.”

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Cast

Denzel Washington
Anthony 'Hub' Hubbard
Annette Bening
Elise Kraft / Sharon Bridger
Bruce Willis
Major-General William Devereaux
Tony Shalhoub
Agent Frank Haddad
Sami Bouajila
Samir Nazhde
Aasif Mandvi
Khalil Saleh
Mark Valley
FBI Agent Mike Johanssen
Jack Gwaltney
Fred Darius

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Edward Zwick
Writers: Lawrence Wright, Menno Meyjes, Edward Zwick
Languages: Spanish, English, Arabic
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Mid-budget at $70M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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ERA

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28 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Spanish, English, Arabic.

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4 / 8

CAST

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238+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Edward Zwick, shot by Roger Deakins. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Graeme Revell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Steven Rosenblum shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Denzel Washington and Annette Bening and Bruce Willis carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Edward Zwick directs. Roger Deakins behind the camera. Graeme Revell scores. Steven Rosenblum cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Spanish, English, Arabic.

Trivia

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1Mid-budget at $70M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
228 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Spanish, English, Arabic.
4238+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
5Directed by Edward Zwick, shot by Roger Deakins. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Graeme Revell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Steven Rosenblum shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Denzel Washington and Annette Bening and Bruce Willis carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "An enemy they can't see. A nation under siege. A crisis they can't control.".
10IMDB entry: tt0133952 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 9 themes, including "new york city", "muslim", "undercover agent", "fbi".
12Released under 15 different titles around the world.